Conditional induction of ovulation in mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 681-687

  Su, Pei ^a   Wu, Joyce C ^a   Sommer, Jeffrey R ^a   Gore, A Jesse ^a   Petters, Robert M ^a   Miller, William L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Assisted reproductive technology; Follicle stimulating hormone; Gene regulation; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE SWITCHING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; SUPEROVULATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 25144519587     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.039164     Document Type: Article

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